League

The Holy Grail Arena
Spectators: 7766 (Terracing: 5826, Seating: 1786, VIP seats: 154) Stars's Thanasis Iordanidis started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. After some fancy dribbling in the 4th minute, Argyris Loukakis managed to get in a good position for a shot. Constantinople Royal Club's supporters rose to their feet, but Argyris Loukakis was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Loukas Bletsas breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. With a little luck, Stars's Loukas Bletsas got control of the ball when Argyris Loukakis tried to sneak it across the goal line. The supporters of Constantinople Royal Club booed when Stars was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 10 match minutes in a wonderful position. Thanasis Iordanidis didn't get a good kick on the ball. Loukas Bletsas showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Dimitris Kortzidis in the 12th minute of the match. In the 14th minute Dimitris Kortzidis shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Loukas Bletsas saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 16th minute Dimitris Kortzidis shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Loukas Bletsas saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. When Charis Velis fell near the penalty area in the 18th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Constantinople Royal Club's protests and gave Charis Velis a yellow card for diving instead. After a rather tough play, Constantinople Royal Club's Charis Velis got a free kick in the 24th minute. When Stars's Thanasis Iordanidis in the 28th minute got a chance for a shot 28th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Constantinople Royal Club's goalie prevented a goal. Thanos Papagrigoriou showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Thanasis Iordanidis, who was totally free with the ball in the 31st minute. Constantinople Royal Club's Thanos Papagrigoriou played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Thanasis Iordanidis in the 31st minute of play. The audience thought a goal was coming when Argyris Loukakis got free with Loukas Bletsas in the 34th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Anestis Kladas's late challenge caught a Stars's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Anestis Kladas helped the player get up and apologised. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 34th minute of the game. One of Constantinople Royal Club:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of Stars:s goal. If Vlassis Michalakeas had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 43rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. If Kyriakos Klanakis had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 47th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Argyris Loukakis made a kick off. Thanasis Iordanidis fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 51st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Thanos Papagrigoriou having to interfere. If Thanasis Iordanidis had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 53rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 60th minute Thanasis Iordanidis shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Thanos Papagrigoriou saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Fotis Kaklamanakis hit a great freekick 63 minutes into the match. After 65 played minutes, Constantinople Royal Club's Dimitris Kortzidis shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Loukas Bletsas came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in Constantinople Royal Club reached it. 75 minutes into the match, Constantinople Royal Club's goalkeeper Thanos Papagrigoriou had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Kyriakos Klanakis. Thanasis Iordanidis received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 81st minute. Thanos Papagrigoriou tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 88th minute Thanasis Iordanidis shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Thanos Papagrigoriou saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Thanasis Iordanidis sent away a hard shot on goal in the 94th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Stars's supporters were very happy and cheered loudly because their team had won after a very close match.